We expected the Xiaomi 12 to be the first 2022 Android phone to feature Qualcomm’s brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 System-on-Chip (SoC). Qualcomm’s new processor should compete with the A15 Bionic that Apple included in the iPhone 13 series. Like every year, Xiaomi launched its next-gen Android flagship a lot earlier than rivals, but …
Xiaomi often comes along and undercuts the likes of Samsung, offering a similar set of specs and design elements for a lower price. But usually, there’s a trade-off. Xiaomi’s MiUI isn’t known for its stability, and Samsung has spent years refining its now-excellent cameras. The latest phone, the Xiaomi 11T. The 11T offers decently powerful …
If the Xiaomi CyberDog in the image above looks familiar, that’s because we’ve seen this concept before. Usually, Boston Dynamics is the company that makes the news with creepy robot dogs. However, Xiaomi is also interested in robotics for the home. In addition to unveiling the Mix 4 smartphone and its crazy specs on Tuesday, …
There’s a reason why Xiaomi took advantage of Huawei’s problems with the US government to capture a large chunk of the market. The Chinese smartphone maker faced plenty of criticism over the years for copying Apple. But Xiaomi has also taken risks of its own, debuting technology that rivals can’t match. The company also had …
The illusory all-screen phone design is no longer just a dream. iPhones have a notch at the top, whereas Android handsets come with hole-punch selfie cameras. These are necessary compromises between form and function. We need cameras and sensors on the front side of the screen, but we also want the display to occupy as …
Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Mix Fold smartphone earlier this year. After teasing foldable concepts in recent years, the company finally launched a handset to rival Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold. The large foldable screen is placed on the inside, while an external display sits on the exterior. The Mi Mix Fold features premium hardware, including a …
Chinese handset maker ZTE launched the world’s first phone with an under-display camera in early September last year, the Axon 20 5G (image above). Aside from that “world first,” the phone wasn’t that impressive. It was a mid-range handset that sold for around $320, and it wasn’t the kind of phone that would be widely …
Smartphone battery charging speeds have increased dramatically in recent years, with various companies pushing the envelope on what’s possible on phones and challenging each other in the process. Apple might not be comfortable raising the iPhone’s battery charging speed over 20W, but a Chinese phone maker has just announced its HyperCharge 200W fast-charging battery technology …
The newest smartphones support insane charging speeds, both when it comes to wired charging and wireless charging. And as has been the case for several years now, Xiaomi is at the forefront of ultra-fast smartphone battery charging tech. The company unveiled wired charging speeds of up to 100W, with rumors from about a year ago …
We’ve seen modular phone concepts and actual modular devices for years, as there is some theoretical appeal for this type of product. It makes sense to build an eco-friendly device that has user-replaceable parts. That way, you’d be able to swap out old or broken modules for brand new hardware rather than ditching the entire …
